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Hurricane Irene Hits US East Coast - Aug. 28, 2011
Days after withstanding a rare earthquake, large swaths of the densely populated U.S. East Coast have weathered Irene, a once-powerful hurricane later downgraded to a tropical storm. Irene drenched New York Sunday after coming ashore over coastal areas farther south. At least 18 deaths are blamed on the storm, which prompted a massive mobilization of federal, state and local governments.
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Debris from Hurricane Irene collects in the water at Whalebone Sound near Nags Head, N.C., Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011. Initial reports suggested light damages in many areas from Irene, a lower-strength hurricane when it struck the U.S. (AP Photo, Robert Ray)